Hawthorne, Julian, Ed. "The History of Washington: The Evergreen State from Early Dawn to Daylight." New York, American Historical Publishing Co., 1893. p. 631. KURTZMAN, FREDERICK, Treasurer of Franklin County and a well-known business man of Pasco, was born in Monroe County, O., in 1856. His father was a native of Germany; his mother, whose maiden name was Barbara Schell, was born in Pennsylvania. Seventh in a family of ten children born to his parents, the public-school teachings of his native State prepared young Kurtzman for the practical lessons--oftentimes the hardest--of his after life. he became a boatman on the Missouri, but four years of this occupation suggested the greater advantage of a wider field. Coming to Washington Territory in 1881, he engaged for seven years in various callings, finally becoming a merchant at Ainsworth, and after the collapse of that town removing his business, in which he has invested a capital of $7000, to his present location at Pasco, Wash. Mr. Kurtzman was married in 1888 to Miss Grace Brayman, of Vermont, but whose girlhood was passed in Wisconsin. He is possessed of both city and suburban property, and was elected to the position of County Treasurer in 1884 for a period of six years. In 1892 he was again elected to the same office on the Democratic ticket. Submitted by: Jenny Tenlen * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.